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Petition against Gilchrist
« Thread Started on May 18, 2007, 8:28am »		[Quote]
Dear Friends
Please sign this petition against Gilchrist's illegal use of the squash ball at: http://www.petitiononline.com/ICCACT/petition.html

If one of our players from India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka or Bangladesh has done this, the entire "white world" would have screamed, let us all get together and force ICC to make a ruling. The world cup is over, but the game of cricket is not.



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Original letter against Gilchrist
« Reply #1 on May 18, 2007, 8:31am »		[Quote]
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R. George Manuelpillai Tel: 2588578

85/25 Jawatha Gardens

Colombo 05



April 30, 2007



The President

The International Cricket Council

World Cup Tournament

P.O. Box 5000/70

Dubai,

United Arab Emirates





Dear Sir,



Subject: 2007 World Cup winners -Australian Cricket Team be

Disqualified and the Sri Lanka Cricket Team be declared

as the winners, because Adam Gilchrist admits concealing

a performance enhancing device, inside his bottom hand

glove a squash ball.



Adam Gilchrist, the opening batsman for Australia admits to the correspondent, Bridgetown, Saturday, AFP of using a squash ball concealed inside his bottom hand glove, a performance enhancing device, to catapult the cricket ball. Using a squash ball enclosed inside the glove is considered as an illegal practice, resulting in catapulting and/or catastrophic consequences, thereby assisting Gilchrist to accumulate an induced score of 149 runs in the one day cricket finals at Barbados.



The Laws of Cricket 2000 Code 2 Ed. 2003: The Preamble to the Laws- specifically states that “the game of Cricket is a game that owes much of its unique appeal to the fact that; it should be played not only within the rules, but also with the spirit of the game. Any action thereof, that is seen to abuse this spirit cause injury to the game itself. The major responsibility of ensuring the spirit of fair-play rests with the Captain”.



Based on the information related above, the opening batsmen Adam Gilchrist used a performance enhancing device in his bottom hand glove, a squash ball, challenging not only within its laws of Cricket, but also within the ‘spirit of the game’. Any action which is seen to abuse the spirit causes injury to the game itself. Based on the Preamble, the Australian Cricket Team should be disqualified for the illegal practice of concealing a squash ball in the glove, a performance enhancing device. In lieu, the Sri Lankan Cricket Team be re-awarded the Cricket World Cup 2007.



The Captain was aware of the fact that Adam Gilchrist did practice wearing the spring loaded squash ball, concealed in the glove, a prohibitive exercise, with his friend, a squash player - Bob Meuleman, Western Australian Cricketer. So, the Captain in the ‘Spirit of the Cricket Game’, should have brought it to the notice of the



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Umpires, and obtained prior approval, before the Cricket game got started. Therefore it is pertinent that the ICC Committee take disciplinary action against both Gilchrist and the Captain-as they are jointly and severely guilty of the illegal device that was employed, and should be suspended for life. Furthermore, the Australian Cricket Team be disqualified from the World Cricket Cup 2007, and the cup be re-awarded to the Sri Lankan Cricket Team.



The characteristic of the squash ball indicates that the ball is made of vulcanised rubber with additions of polymers and synthetic material to achieve a degree of fairly low resilience. The lower the resilience of the object the higher the proportion of energy used in deforming it. Thus when a batsmen hits the cricket ball, the air inside the squash ball gets pressurised or deformed, releasing a spring load of energy, that is transferred directly to the bat, resulting in a catapulting effect on the cricket ball, as evidenced by the spectators, watching Gilchrist’s batting spell bound.



In this context, it is evident that wearing a performance enhancing device (Squash ball) is prohibitive against the ‘Spirit of the Cricket Game’ and is analogous to an Athlete using performance enhancing drugs to win his event. Furthermore, the Australian Cricket Team should be disqualified from the World Cup 2007 and in lieu Sri Lankan Cricket Team be re-awarded the World Cup 2007



Laws’ the Bat: It defines that the bat should be made solely of wood and the hand and glove be part of the bat The specification of the glove is not defined, but it is prohibitive to enclose a performance enhancing device in the glove. Tampering the glove is synonymous to the tampering of the cricket ball, thus the practice is not allowed/acceptable. Moreover, it is explicit that no outside appliance/device can be introduced into the glove; more specifically a spring loaded device as evidenced in the squash ball and is prohibitive.



In conclusion, I write with a firm hand that the ICC conduct disciplinary hearings and the 2007 World Cricket Cup re-awarded to the Sri Lankan Cricket Club and a decision that both Adam Gilchrist and the Australian Captain be banned for Life.



In the event I do not hear from you, Legal Action will be meted against the ICC.



Soliciting your assistance,



Yours sincerely,







R. George Manuelpillai

A cricketer and an enthusiast .from Sri Lanka

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CC: 1. The President – MMC – I would appreciate the views from your office, and

your actions with the ICC and the Australian Cricket Board..

2. The 16 Cricket Teams – Please be reminded that Adam Gilchrist did admit to

concealing a squash ball in his glove. What assurance is there that other

Australian Cricketers too may have used the same technique in recording big

scores in the tournament just concluded? I suggest that in the ‘Spirit of the

Cricket Game’ that all the teams that did loose their matches to the Australian

Team should take legal action individually or in unison against the ICC and/or

the Australian board, for the use of a Performance Enhancing Device, a

catapulting effect to register big scores
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Re: Petition against Gilchrist
« Reply #2 on May 18, 2007, 8:45am »		[Quote]
ha ha
do you think ICC is fair and decent institution
with malcolm Speed reining
huh
but when Daryl hair did totaly unexceptable thing to south asia
all gathered to potest against descrimination
wil it happen again
CAN ICC BE TRUSTED
my Cricket loving friend
:)
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Re: Petition against Gilchrist
« Reply #3 on May 18, 2007, 8:46am »		[Quote]
ICC will do anything for Australia. Even destroy the rules (not just break them).

Australians cheated (and always will, in somew[image] . And the ICC went on to give them a beautiful cup whose value disappeared by then. Its not worth any other team playing in the world cup to get to the finals at least, if Australian cheats are going to be ulitmately supported by the ICC, without equal treatment to all.

But anyway lets all get togeher and do step one to get things right. Nothing may happen this time (or the next, or the next), but we shall keep going on until the right thing is done.
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Re: Petition against Gilchrist
« Reply #4 on May 18, 2007, 8:54am »		[Quote]
Vijitha Herath, Germany

Quote:When a batsman swings the bat until it hits the ball, there is pressure on his bottom hand. This pressure compresses the squash ball thus storing energy in the ball similar to spring.



Oooops from what I can remeber of O/L physics and newton's 3rd law u need an equal and opposite force for this to happen. I do not see how the swing of the bat can do this...... it will be a case of having less pressure from the bottom hand due to the squash ball at the point of impact.

May be I am way off in my physics............

But this definietely oppens a very good opertunity to get the cricket crazy young ones in south asia interested in physics......
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Re: Petition against Gilchrist
« Reply #5 on May 18, 2007, 8:55am »		[Quote]
You want Gilchrist & Ponting suspended for life :o

Do you really think that is an approriate penalty

Setting aside the result ... Sure

a suspension of say 5 matche ... OK

But Life. That's a bit extrete don'e you think
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Re: Petition against Gilchrist
« Reply #6 on May 18, 2007, 9:14am »		[Quote]
Nice Post.
Thanks for the e-mail and fwd the topic, Anil.
Lennie you too!!
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Re: Petition against Gilchrist
« Reply #7 on May 18, 2007, 3:23pm »		[Quote]
Another related article that appeared in an English newspaper in SL.

The full text of the article:

Are the Aussies guilty of performance enhancing Drugs?

By Dr. Sarath Fernando

Being a sportsman myself, I cannot comprehend how 2 Australian batsmen, namely Matthew Hayden and Adam Gilchrist were able to perform with the same zest and energy for a long period of time during this World Cup Tournament on their normal intake of vitamins and. Only drugs can enhance one’s performance.

Shane Warne had the answer but unfortunately was “found out” - drugs it is. The energy boosting drugs have definitely being taken by these 2 batsmen-the banned drugs!

I challenge these players to have urine and blood tests taken to ascertain whether this charge is true. There will still be some residue of the drug left.

If true, then ALL their matches will be cancelled and this team must be disqualified. Sri Lanka will then be acclaimed as the legitimate Champions. Further, Gilchrist and Hayden would never have performed like this under normal conditions. Check Hayden’s ODI statistics prior to the World Cup.

Drugs taken by these players were eclipsed by the Woolmer affair. So the Aussies “went to town”. Was Gilchrist elegant in his innings or just “mad” and “demon-possessed”? Well, if he and Hayden “slip” this one, the day will arrive when the Truth will be revealed?

So, Hayden and Gilchrist, have the test done by an independent Medical Consultant, not from Australia, because this drug has the ability to remain in your blood stream for a long period of time. (END)

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Re: Petition against Gilchrist
« Reply #8 on May 18, 2007, 3:32pm »		[Quote]
Vijitha Herath of the University of Paderborn, Germany, writes on the issue:

Apropos the claim that Adam Gilchrist had a squash ball in his left glove during his innings at the finals of the cricket World Cup. Let me offer a scientific perspective.

A squash ball is a rubber ball. Unlike a cricket (leather) ball, it compresses when pressure is applied on it. When the pressure is released, it takes its original shape. In short, it acts like a spring (e.g.: a motorcycle shock absorber).

So what happens when a batsman has a squash ball in the palm of his bottom hand?

When a batsman swings the bat until it hits the ball, there is pressure on his bottom hand. This pressure compresses the squash ball thus storing energy in the ball similar to spring. Just after the ball hits the bat (ball still touching the bat) this pressure starts to relax while the bat is moving forward.

At the same time the energy stored in the squash ball releases its energy to the bat in the form of kinetic energy. The result is that the bat moves faster than normal (without a ball in the glove).

As a result, the release-speed of the cricket ball becomes faster resulting in the ball travelling further before hitting the ground. Therefore it results in more sixes and fours being scored.

The downside is because the bat travels faster than normal the batsman might lose control of the bat. This happened once in the Adam Gilchrist’s innings when the bat slipped out of his hands and fell behind the wickets. If you have any doubts please try to do it yourself and see the result.

In brief Gilchrist’s use of the squash ball allowed him to hit the ball further in the field.

The above explanation clearly gives you an insight into the fact that the squash ball was used not purely as a protective gear but, as a performance enhancer to a player who was playing his last World Cup innings and did not care of the consequences, but was hell bent on rubbing some glory upon himself.

Then at a beauty pageant if the winner is discovered as person with an immoral past she is stripped off her title. In athletics if a participant is found that he/she has taken performance enhancing drugs they are relieved from their titles. But, what action are the authorities hoping to take on this under hand act? How would the so called purists describe this deliberate breach of cricket law?
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Re: Petition against Gilchrist
« Reply #9 on May 21, 2007, 8:16am »		[Quote]

Quote:
Nice Post.
Thanks for the e-mail and fwd the topic, Anil.
Lennie you too!!
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No problem, bro :-X :-X :D
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German Scientist Proves How Australia’s Adam Gilch
« Reply #10 on May 24, 2007, 8:26am »		[Quote]
German Scientist Proves How Australia’s Adam Gilchrist Actually Cheated The World Through Ball-In-Glove Tactic
Submitted by Sudhakar Shanbhag on Wed, 2007-05-09 15:11.
Although cricket’s law makers have pardoned Australian wicketkeeper Adam Gilchrist for using a squash ball in his glove during the World Cup final, it has been scientifically proved that the squash ball actually gave Gilchrist an unfair advantage while battiing.

Vijitha Herath, an expert with the University of Paderborn, Germany, has offered a scientific perspective on the matter.

“A squash ball is a rubber ball. Unlike a cricket (leather) ball, it compresses when pressure is applied on it. When the pressure is released, it takes its original shape. In short, it acts like a spring (for example a motorcycle shock absorber). “So what happens when a batsman has a squash ball in the palm of his bottom hand?

“When a batsman swings the bat until it hits the ball, there is pressure on his bottom hand. This pressure compresses he squash ball thus storing energy in the ball similar to a spring.

“Just after the ball hits the bat (ball still touching the bat), this pressure starts to relax while the bat is moving forward.

“At the same time the energy stored in the squash ball releases its energy to the bat in the form of kinetic energy. The result is that the bat moves faster than normal.

“As a result, the release-speed of the cricket ball becomes faster, resulting in the ball travelling further before hitting the ground. Therefore, it results in more sixes and fours being scored.

“The downside is because the bat travels faster than normal, the batsmen might lose control of the bat. This happened once in Adam Gilchrist’s innings when the bat slipped out of his hand and fell behind the wicket.”

Besides, Gilchrist’s whirlwind 149 came of just 104 balls and was studded with thirteen fours and eight sixes!!

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Re: Petition against Gilchrist
« Reply #11 on May 30, 2007, 3:18pm »		[Quote]
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It is pretty amazing the sportsmanship of the Sri Lankan players. Even after being unfairly treated in the Cricket World Cup 2007 Final;


With a 38 over match which favored the Aussy batting and nullified the terrific bowling attack of the Lions (mind you with the spare day not taken into consideration)
Being sent back to bat on a soaked pitch after 16 overs
Then sent back in again to bat out 3 over in the dark
And the most controversial squash ball thumping against them
they still would be gracious and accept defeat like the Gentleman they are. A good lesson to all the sports men and women in the world "Be humble in victory and gracious in defeat".

But let us look at the other side of the story. Let us leave out issues 1,2 and 3 and consider 4; the squash ball scandal. Let alone the players, I admire them keeping it tight lipped about the whole thing (since they are sportsman), but what the hell is Sri Lanka Cricket doing about it. Like the ICC executives, the SLC executives take home thumping salaries without doing anything. The boys break bones, tare ligaments, get baked in the sun to put luxurious cuisine on the tables of the SLC executives. Cricket fans around the world are shouting foul, but SLC seems to dumbstruck and sleeping. There was an article by an Indian (mind you and Indian whom SL evicted form the WC07) questioning, "Is it fair to use a foreign object not listed in Law 42?". He further suggests that "If Gilchrist was allowed a squash ball, fielders should be allowed buckets to catch the ball". He uses the bucket example not as a stupid suggestion or a joke, but to show the scale of the impact it had on the game - take away 53 runs off Gilli's score and Sri Lanka would have lifted the cup. If non Sri Lankans are so concerned about this issue of cheating, should not SLC be standing up for our players, who were wrongly done in the WC final?

I was somewhat glad to see an article today, where Kangadaran Mathivanan the SLC secretary was commenting that "SLC has to decide whether they will take up the matter at the next ICC meeting". But then I ask "what the hell is there to decide?", you damn well should take it up at the next ICC meeting. If the Sri Lankan cricketers were cheated, does SLC expect the England Cricket Board to bring up the issue. And if world cricket was cheated by any individual, team or country, they should take the matter up at the ICC. I say, they don't have to ask the Aussys to give up the cup, the Aussys can keep the cup for all I care, it doesn't matter since the whole world, except the arrogant Aussys (I think even they know it deep inside, but don't like to admit it) know that Sri Lanka is the best team on and off the field. The Sri Lankans follow the rule "Win or loose it's how you play the game". Not so with the Aussys who follow the rule "Win! Hook or by crook". Sri Lankan players uphold the game of cricket and don't bring disrepute to it like the Aussys do by bending rules, sledging, brawling in bars and of course last but not least cheating.

But mind you if SLC brings this matter up, they will have to fight a lot of opposition. I was reading an answer session by Steven Lynch (No I don't know who the hell he is or where he came form - probably some couch potato who thinks he knows cricket) says that, and I quote " My feeling was that it was legal, as I didn't think you could distinguish between a squash ball - which Gilchrist admitted he used to improve his grip during his amazing innings in the World Cup final - and the inner gloves many batsmen wear". Doesn't this pundit know that a squash ball has a diameter of 4.3 cm. Can anybody imagine an inner glove with 4.3 cm of padding, probably will be bigger than a baseball glove. Just imagine if we had people amending laws according to their feelings, and people using what ever equipment they felt like. Probably payers could bring a stun gun and shock the fielder who is going to take their catch, since it is no where mentioned that you can't use a stun gun (close you eyes an imagine, a player going to take a catch and grrr.. he's stunned! Isn't it hilarious?).

Any way getting serious now I come to the our beloved Tony Greg's show. I am not going to insult him, since he is very, I mean very knowledgeable about the game of cricket. But suddenly he too seems to think that "It is is OK, since he can't see how it made a difference". He just has to open his eyes and ears. Tony should take a moment to look at the Aussy score card and listen to the brags of Gilli. All other Aussy batsman were struggling to keep pace. The WC07's worshiped Matt Hayden managed a strike rate of 69%. But Gilli managed a strike rate of 143%. What more Gilli kept on bragging about his squash ball. If the thief confesses, does a judge need anything more for a conviction? (unless the confession was tortured out of him). Tony further goes on to say that "when it happens for the first time it does not draw much attention". He also goes on to say that "It will be an issue when a lot more players start using squash balls". Well when it happens in the most important game in four years, is it not an issue? May be Tony could answer this in his next "Tony Greg Show".

It seems that there is a big effort in all corners to sweep this under the carpet. Probably everybody likes to be in the "good-books" of the ICC, just like Tony himself admits in the same Tony Greg show. May be the ICC has got enough crap this world cup, they don't want anymore. Most likely that many pundits might be scared that getting in the "bad-books" of ICC might not be too good for their pay cheque. The ICC is a mafia who hunts down it's critiques (Tony says so - not me)

Tony Greg Show (Listen)

I see a lot of posts on forums and comment pages, some for, team Sri Lanka (mind you not only by Sri Lankans) and other accusing Sri Lanka as shouting "sour grapes" (most probably arrogant Aussys). Well there is no sour grapes here, but there is an issue of Cheated or Not. ICC WC07 can be kept by the Aussys since all who love the game of cricket know that Sri Lanka is the best team around right now! And any way the ICC has lost all credibility, so what respect does the ICC World Cup have? It is just a metal ball on three stilts plated in gold. Finally I hope that the Sri Lankan Cricket Executives and the World's cricket pundits take some action against such cheaters, so that cricket can be enjoyed and celebrated once again.
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